Primarily it's the forced bonhomie and 'ee, we're not stook oop' bullshit.
It's a complete fucking lie - as big a lie as 'de Oirish lov de craic'.

I put it to you that any region who claims to be really cheerful all the time and that everyone has a great sense of humour there is populated by charlatans and mountebanks.

And cunts.

Alt: Southampton and Portsmouth
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:24, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I honestly have never experienced that "oop north"

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:24, Reply)

You forget Wiltshire. The shittiest county in the south.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:25, Reply)

Home of 'Swindon'.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:26, Reply)

Apparently, "Swindon" is a contraction of "Swine Don"
"Don" being Olde Englishe for "hill."

I move that we modernise the name by calling the place "Piggin Hill."
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:30, Reply)

They could have an Air Sow.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:33, Reply)

Sure, and pigs'll fly...

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:34, Reply)

Spoken like a true Hampshonian.
People from Yorkshire are as miserable as fucking sin.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:26, Reply)

I disagree with this
Mrs Cow's dad is as jolly a person as I've ever met. He is fucking tight though
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:26, Reply)

Is he a farmer?

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:28, Reply)

In a true display of "northism" he used to be a miner

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:28, Reply)

Hahaha! What a cliche!

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:32, Reply)

He is an alcoholic.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:28, Reply)

He is an alcoholic.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:28, Reply)

Are you seeing double?
He does enjoy a Stella or 12
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:29, Reply)

Maybe you shouldn't be fucking your father-in-law
then you wouldn't know
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:30, Reply)

They're all at it up there.
See also: Dorking
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:42, Reply)

There's a reason that place is right next to "Leather Head"

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 14 Sep 2011, 11:43, Reply)